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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Fashion Notes.

All the new spring wraps are short,
long garments being reserved for trav-
cling and for rainy days. The wraps
are short mantles allied either to the
yisite Or the new shape called the Sur
aron cape. Sometimes it is completed
with hood. The jackets are of two
shapes, either plain and tight or loose
with a vest.
The tendency among young girls is
to abandon the chemise in favor of the
silk-woven shirts. This little garment
being elastic, fits smoothly to the fig
ure, obviates any extra bulk around
the waist and hips, and is therefore an
advantage to those who are stout.
They come in lovely shades of pink,
blue, lilac and yellow, as we'll as white
and cream for those who object to col
ored underclothing. For delicate peo-
pie and for wear in cold weather they
are made wool, but so delicately and
smoothly woven that they are scarcely
more bulky than silk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Agricultural Dots.

Don't lie.
Don't cheat
Don't growl.
Don't whine
Don't keep worthless cur.
Don't use poor implements.
Don't let your plow get rusty nor
dull.
Don't let your mind get rusty nor
dull.
Don't stint youl family in home
comforts.
Don't fail to subscribe for THE Com
EFT.
Don't Starve your stock nor skin
your land.
Don't own more land than you can
work well.
Don't imagine that you will ever get
through learning.
Don't expect your COW to do much
better by you than you do by her.
Don't throw away money by allow
ing good manure to go to waste.
Don't die without contributing your
mite towards making the world bet
ter.
Don't treat your horses with more
consideration than you do your fami-
ly.
Don't chew tobacco unless you are
willing to divide with your wife and
family.
Don't contract a debt unless you
are sure that you can pay it and make
money by it,
Don't expect that the Lord will help
you unless you make vigorous efforts
to help yourself.
Don't put a dollar in the bank that
is needed to make the house more
convenient and the home more hap
py.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Enjoy Life.

What truly beautiful world we
live in! Nature gives us grandeur of
mountains, glens and oceans, and
thousands Of means of enjoyment.
We can desire no better when in per-
feet health; but how often do the ma
Jority OF people feel like giving it up
disheartened, discouraged and worn
out with disease, when there is no oc-
casion for this feeling, as every suffer-
er can easily obtain satisfactory proof,
that Green's AuguSt Flower, will make
them free from disease, as when born.
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint are
the direct causes Of seventy-fve per
cent. Of such maIadies as Billiousness.
Indigestion, Sick Headache, Costive-
ness, Nervous Prostration, Dizziness
OF the Head, Palpatation of the Heart,
and other distressing symptoms.
Three doses of august Flower will
prove its wonderful effect. Sample
bottles 10, cents. Try it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10

Stop that cough with a copy of Pick
lngs from Puck if you have MT got a
cough, take it to make you fat. The
champion skeleton in dime museum
on the Bowery recently read copy
through, and gained so much flesh
that the proprietor OF the museum
Cancelled his engagement. Then the
ex-skeleton sent for the First and Sec
ond Crops, which are still selling like
hot cakes, and compelling us to run
the presses all night to supply the de-
mand. After he had read them
through, he gained so much in flesh
that the dime museum that had dis
charged him as a skeleton offered him
double the skeletons rates to show as
champion fat man. All the Three
Crops are successful. Frost has no
more effect on them than holy water
on Socialist. Get the Three Crops
for luck, and you will never regret it.
Now is the accepted time to send in
your sheke order, Price, twenty-five
cents, of all news-dealers. By mail,
thirty cents, or all Three Crops to one
address for seventy-fve cents.
Little Belle McNichol of st. Louis.
playing with her pet Scotch terrier.
accidentally locking herself in small
and nearly alright closet. The dog
at once ran down stairs, and by his ac-
tions induced rervant to follow him
to the closet, where she found the
child unconscious. Belle would have
died in few minutes more but for the
terrier.
That Pension Veto of Mr.. Cleveland
will stand the test of time. Some peo-
pie thought it pinched little at first.
like new shoe, but every day increas-
es the favor with which it is regarded.
1t was a squarely honest act, and the
country likes such things. 1t hasn't
had much experience of that kind for
the last twenty-five years. and so it was
taken by surprise, but the sober sec
ond thoughts one ofapproval.-M Y.
Herald,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Interesting Experiences.

Hiram Cameron, Furniture Dealer
OF Columbus, Ca, tells his experience,
thus; "For three years | have tried
every remedy on the market for Stom-
ach and Kidney Disorders, but got no
relief, until used Electric Bitters,
Took five bottles and am now cured
and think Electric Bitters the Best
Blood Purifier in the worId."- Ma,
lor A. B. Reed, of West Liberty, KY,
says; Nothing has ever done me SO
much good as Electric Bitters."
Sold at 90 cents a bottle at McFar.
lands Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Mrs. Cleveland Never GOssips.
Washington Critic.

NeShAlSVVu STlllC
OF all the pleasant things said of
Mrs. Cleveland this winter the truest
is that ne one yet has heard from her
the slightest suggestion Of gossip. In
Vulnerable and as irresistible as are
the opportunities here to quick-wit-
ted woman to comment on people and
things, she has never made the SIM
plest remark which might be constru-
ed as unkind. Perhaps no lady in
her position was ever keener reader
OF what others ssy of her in print than
Mrs. Cleveland, and naturally much
OF her knowledge of the social doings
OF others comes to her only through
that medium. She expresses herself
as being thoroughly appreciative of
the kind things said to and of her,
particularly of the success which has
followed her career this winter as the
hostess of the White House, and in
that capacity has charmed the most
critical OF Washingtons cultered resi-
dent and foreign circles.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Our Wealthy NEeu.

Much has been said in newspapers
OF men who have made large fortunes
IN comparatively a few years in vari-
Gus business industries. MANY af
these articles are written by cores.
pondents OF prominent newspapers
and copied into others of lesser note
Correspondents generally are seldom
men of business qualifications and
wrongtully picture these men and
their business as thing OF accident
TINS is not the case with those we have
met. We find that where men have
made large fourtunes by their own
business talent and industry they
chose with sagacity and fore
thought such businesses as would lead
to success when handled with iudg-
ment' No man has been brought be-
lore the public as an example of sue
cess, both in wealth and magnitude Of
his business (outside of stock and rail
road men) more prominently than DR..
G. G. Green, of Woodbury., N. J. He
is at the head of many large business
industries, and yet comparatively a
young man. When the fact that Au-
gust Flower, for dyspepsia and liver
complaint and Boschee's German Syr-
up, for coughs and lung troubles, has
grown to a wonderful sale in all parts
OF the world, it proves that it was not
an accident or spontaneous strike at
wealth. His medicines are recognized
as valuable and established remedies
and the business has grown gradually
and permanently during the last Is
years on account not alone of DR..
Green's abilities as bushes man or
his good luck" but on The actual
merits of two preparations.-Ney York
Weekly Sun.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Another Art Craze.

The latest art work among ladies is
known as the French Craze" for dec
Grating china, glassware, etc. 1t is
something entirely @eV, and is both
profitable and fascinating. 1t is very
popular in New York, Boston and 9th
er Eastern cities. To ladies desiring
to learn the Art, we will send an ele,
CANT china plaque (size IS inches, )
handsomely decorated, for model,
together with box OF material, 100 col
ored designs assorted in flowers, ami
mails, soldiers, land scapes, ETC., com
plete, with full instructions, upon re-
ceipt Of only $100. The plaque alone
Is worth more than the amount chare-
ed. To every lady ordering this out
fit who encloses the address of five 9th.
er ladies interested in Art matters, to
whom we can mail our new catalogue
OF Art Goods, we will enclose extra
and without charge, beautiful 80
inch, gold-tinted plaque. Address,
THE EMPIRE News Co, Syracuse, NY
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10

Three years ago seventeen bachelors
OF Keystone, Oak, entering into a
solemn compact never to marry.
Eleven of them are already husbands
and two OF them are soon to wed.
A consignment OF Texas dressed
meats, shipped direct, has been receiy-
ed in London. 1t consisted Of 4575
carcasses Of mutton, 740 quarters of
beef, besides turkeys and ducks. All
arrived in good condition and were
eagerly sought for The success of
this venture will probably lead to an
extensive trade in dressed meats.
" Iii Pompeyl what you 'fraid of?
What makes you shake and shibbergo
" Law chile i5e got de ague
An got de tropic libber."
" De tropic libber Pcmpey2
| don't know what you means:
But you can cure your ague
BY taking SMITHS BILE BEANS.
Two bits a bottle, don't pay morel
You'll set dem at dc drugman's store. -
The most economical and best remedy
for ague. 25 cents, per bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
A Captains fortunate niscOy.
nusv

Capt. Coleman, Schr. Weymouth,
plying between Atlantic City and N.
T., had been troubled with cough so
that he was unable to sleep, and was
induced to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption 1t not only
gave him instant relief but allayed the
extreme soreness in his breast. His
children were similarly affected and a
single dose had the same happy effect
DIR. Kings New Discovery is now the
standard remedy in the Coleman
household and on board the schooner
Free Trial Bottles OF this Standard
Remedy at Netherlands Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10

According to Mrs. Haddock, of To-
wa, one thousand women own and
manage farms in that state, while in
Oregon there are 50 many women sim
ilarly situated as to occasion no re-
mark, Some of these go-ahead wo-
men are married, others wish to be,
but the majority seem disposed to re-
main single, so far as can be ascertain
ed.
Ira D. Sankey, the evangelist, has
given to the First NJ. E. Church, of
New Castle, the handsomest church
building lot in the city. 1t is valued
at $4,000 and is given on the condition
that the congregation will at once
erect a church that will cost at least
$4,000. Mr.. Sankey was born in New
Castle, and some years ago gave the
Young Mems Christian Association a
$4,000 building,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
VOL. III.
watterson TO Cleveland.

O, thou
Inevitablel
Thou Predestinated!
Thou Presbyteri-but hold, would
Not call religion into politics
Thou Necessitated Destiny
shall work for thee
And vote for thee,
But shall Stag thee in the neck
Between times
With bag of wordsl
o, thou Political Neces sity,
Go onl
Do ~ you plessel
We don't like it, but we've got
To stand 1t,
Because half loaf
Is better than no bread,
And we did starve before you
Gave us that
Doggone the luck
-Washington Critic.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10

A lady called on friend who had
only been married few years, and
was surprised to end her in tears.
81 am the most unhappy woman in
Austin, and it is all on account of my
husband"
"Why, your husband lives for you
alone. He stays at home all the
time. He never goes away from home !;
he never brings any of his friends to
the house."
eyes" replied the unfortunate wo,
man, putting her handkerchief to her
eyes and sobbing convulsiyely, "that's
--what-makes me-so miserable
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
NOT NECESSARY.

Memphis Ledger; Representative
j. M. Neely of Carroll county introd.
uced resolution in the house yester-
dao condemning the burningof Gov.
Taylor in efigy at Lebanon. This
was hardly necessary, as every sensi-
BILE man, woman and child in the
state has a contempt for the idiotic
college huklux who had hand in the
freak.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
Hob Endorsed.
THE PEOPLES GovENoR.

Humphreys County News: Gov.
Taylor has set out to be governor of
Tennesse--of the whole people-and
to administer affairs of state as he
thinks will best subserve the majority
OF interests. He is going to do his
own thinking and make his own ap-
pointments, selecting men because of
their special fitness to discharge i'm
portant trusts and not as reward for
party service and at the dictation of
any newspaper or set OF men. He
proposes to make his administration
one OF justice and right, and to build
up and progress rather than pull
down.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER.
To All Wanting Employment.

Wewant Live, Energetic and Capable Agents
in every county in the United States and Cana
da, to sell patent article of great merit, ON
ITS MERITS. An article having large sale, paw
ing over 100 per cent profit, having no compe-
titon, and on which the agent is protected in
the exclusive sale by deed given for each and
every county he may secure from us. With all
these advantages to our agents and the fact that
It is an article that can be sold to every house
owner, it might not be necessary to make an
EXTRAORDINARY OFFER" to secure good agents
at once, but we have concluded to make il TO
show, not only our confidence in the merits OF
our invention, but in its stability by any agent
that will handle it with energy. Our agents
now at work are making from $Iso to 5000 a
month clear and this fact makes 1t safe for us to
make our offer to all who are out of employ
ment. Amy agent that will give our business a
thirty days trial and fail to clear at least SIoo
m this time, ABOVE ALL EXPENSES, can return
all goods unsold to us and we will refund the
money paid for them. Any agent or general
agent who would like ten or more counties and
work them through sub-agents for ninety DAYS
and fail to clear at least $3.50 ABOVE ALL EX-
PENsEs, can return all unsold and get their
moneyba No other employer of agents ever
dared to make such offers, nor would we if we
did not know that we have agents now making
more than double the amount we guaranteed;
and but two sales day would give profit OF
over Srs5 month, and that one of our agents
took eighteen orders in one day. Our large de-
scnptive circulars explain our offer fully, and
these we wish to send to everyone out Of em-
ployment who will send us three one cent
stamps for postage. Send at once and secure
the agency in time for the boom, and go to work
on the terms named in our extraordinary offer
We would like to have the address of all the
agents, sewing machine solicitors and carpen-
ters in the country, and ask any reader of this
paper who reads this offer, to send us at once
the name and address Of all such they know.
Address at once, or you will lose the best chance
ever offered to those out of employment to make
money RENNER MANuFAcTURING Co,
nc Smithfeld St., Pittsburg, Pc
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
THE PLAIN QUESTION.

Springfield Record The subject of
educating the children of America is,
rightfully, becoming immensely popu-
lar. In Tennessee it is a fever heat.
Bob Taylor endears himself to the
masses when he favors it. Taylor and
education is a strong ticket. 1t will
beat any man in the state who taken
ignorance, or the least squint against
popular education, as his platform.
Now, fellow-citizens, congress will not
reduire the tariff The collection of
millions of your dollars will be piled
up in the treasury. Stripped of feder-
al supervision will you acceptit, or are
you in favor of allowing corrupt men
to steal it?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-04-02
HUMIDITY or THE AIR.
fts Eject ON Physique In summer and
Winfer-Sudsien Changes.

1ts Eject ON Physique In Summer and
Wtnter-Sudden Changes.
The amount Of aqueous vapor that the
atmosphere is capable of holding varies
with its temperature, being greater when
the air is warm, greater ia summer than
in winter, and create in warm than
cold climate. The relative humidity ex-
ercises a powerful influence upon animal
and vegetable life. 1t is a well known
fact that the inhabitants of dry climate
are, as rule, thin and sallow, while
those living in moist, insular country
have well developed figures and fresh.
ruddy compilations. 1t Is TO the greater
dryness of this country that we owe the
peculiar physique of our people, which is
so different from that of our English an
cestors.
Schagintwelt, German, who Travelled
extensively in this country, notes this
popularity, asserting that we are very
proud of the leanness OF the women;
According to Pettenkofer and Volt, the
human body exhales from the lungs and
skin twenty EIGHT ounces in twenty-four
hours and of this little over seventeen
ounces is from the skin alone and, as tho
amount exhaled depends in great meas
ure upon the hygrometric condition OF
atmosphere, it becomes apparent that
even a slight change of only per cent.
in the relative humidity exercises
marked influence upon the cutaneous and
respiratory exhalations produces a CORE
spending increase in the urinary secre-
tons and not infrequently in that Of the
intestinal canal.
Dry climates, by diminishing the water
in the blood act as powerful stimulant
to the nervous system, increasing Its flnc-
tional activity, causing excitement and
sleeplessness. Hence such climates, al
though admirably adapted to the treat
ment of pulmonary diseases, are contra
indicted III many nervous affections
This effect is observed even in healthy
persons ON their removal to q dry climate
or to one of considerable elevation, and
exhibits itself in certain degree of rest
lessness." Sudden changes in the per-
centage of relate humidity operate very
sensitively in diseased organism, their
first effects being sudden increase or
diminution in the blood pressure. Hence
high attitudes, owing 20 diminished at
mospheric pressure, even when combined
with high percentage Of relative humid
ity, Is similar in its effects to dry climate
with lower elevation. New York Med
ical Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-04-02

An interesting contribution, the discus
sion OF the domestic service problem, Is
given by our correspondent from New
Mexico We think the working women
OF the east cannot know that in New
Mexico domestic servants are paid $50 a
month, with board and home IN addition,
and cannot be obtained even for these
large wages. The native Mexicans SUD-
ply about the only servants TO be had
there, and they are 50 unfamiliar with
American methods of housekeeping and
withal are SO indolent and careless that
their service Is far from satisfactory. The
pride which keeps the native American az
respectable" work in the east at 81 or
20 week. it would seem, would disap-
pear before the temptation OF an oppor-
tunity to earn $3.50 year, most OF which
could be saved, as the home Is furnished
IN addition TO the money wages. -Phila.
delphia Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-04-02
A Popular Innoratlon.

At recent progressive dinner party in
Philadelphia, after the hostess and her
guests had returned TO the drawing room
in state of exhilaration, the hostess in
quired of each young lady what had
pleased her most at the table. Each one
expressed herself as being greatly amused
with q story the gentleman next to her
had told.
what was it?" the hostess inquired.
The story was repeated and all ex-
claimed THE same one he told mei'
The hostess complimented the fortunate
man ON his clever ability.
he expressed himself as being quite
gratifed and In love with progressive din
ners, adding that II was an economy OF
brain work, being much pleasanter 10
provide one good story for nineteen women
than nineteen stories for one woman.
Progressive dinners are popular with the
men.--Cincinnati Enquirer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-04-02
How Do We Amuse Ourselves ?

Why should the workingman be fired
with that ardor for knowledge which is
not expected of ourselves? look round
among my acquaintance and friends.
and declare that do not know single
household, except where the head of II Is
. literary man, and therefore obliged to
be always studying and learning, in
which the members spend their evenings.
after the days work. In the acquisition
of new branches Of learning. One may
60 further; even of those who belong to
the learned professions, few indeed there
are who carry on their studies beyond
the point where their knowledge has q
marketable value. The doctor learns his
craft as thoroughly as he can, and, after
he has passed, reads no more than is Just
necessary to keep his eyes open to new
lights; the solicitor knows enough law 10
carry on his business and reads no more.
AS for the schoolmaster- ever
heard Of classical master reading any
more Latin and Greek than he reads
with the boys? and who ever heard OF
mathematical master keeping up his
knowledge Of the higher branches, which
put him among the wranglers of his
year, but are not wanted in the school?
Even the lads who have just begun to go
into the city, and who know very well
that their value would be enormously In
creased by practical and real knowledge
Of French, German or shorthand, will
not take the trouble to acquire It. Yet,
with the knowledge Of all this, we expect
the workingman in his hours of leisure,
and after day physically exhausting, to
sit down and work at something intel
lectual. There are. without doubt, some
men SO strong and so avid of knowledge
that they viii do this, but these are not
many, and they do not long remain
workingmen. Walter Besant in The
Contemporary Review.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-04-02
Heading strairh. for rndl..

The Inonotony Of life ON the Afghan
frontier was the other day pleasantly In
terrupted by the arrival Of two strangers
at the camp Of the frontier commission.
One OF them was native horseman, be-
side whom, In somewhat shabby European
apparel, walked a stalwart pedestrian. A
few questions brought out the story Of the
latter, which deserves to be preserved as
an example Of the endeavors Of one Of the
great unemployed to find some work to
do. The man, q German by birth, had
walked from central Germany through
Russia and Bokhara, heading straight for
India, where he hoped to find permanent
employment. Without money, without
a passport. without speaking but his own
tongue, he arrived at the Afghan frontier,
having been compelled 10 abandon his
straight line Of march by the deep snow
on the Hindoo Koosh. The commission
ers, after providing the man with food
and clothes, sent him on his way rejoicing,
confident that, after going round Afghan
istan, which is closed door to travellers,
he viii reach his destination. Boston
Transcript.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-04-02
Engineer Jack Ellis, of Williams.

Engineer Jack Ellis, of Williams
port, Pa, has very large and wise
crow. He is two feet long from the
tip of his back to the top of his tail
feathers, and is scientific thief. A
shepherd dog, chained to kennel in
the yard, is one CT his worst victims.
Whenever he sees the dog gnawing
bone he sneaks up behind him and
grabs him by the tail !; the sudden at
tack causes the dog to quickly wheel
about to find out what's there, but
the crow holds on, and goes around
with the tail to where the coveted
bone is, snatches it up and in an i'm
slant is ont of the reach Of the angry
animal.